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OVERALLS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT- IB, I918.

Patented Dec. 16,1919.

UNITED STA s Arnivr ornion ELIZABETH MADDEX, OF TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA;

OVERALLS.

Application filed October 18, 1918. Serial No. 258,639.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELIZABETH MADDEX, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Terre Haute, in the county of Vigo and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Overalls, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to overalls, and an 3 object of the invention is to provide in the construction of overalls, means'to allow the leg portions thereof to be tightly bound about the wearers legs below the knee, eliminating the necessity of the use of leggings or puttees in connectiontherewith and pre venting the-looseness and flapping movement of the lower leg portion, therebyadding to the cleanliness of the overalls and keeping the leg portions at the bottom out of'the wearers way and also to provide an adjustable belt structure by means'of which overalls may be drawn tightly about the wearers waist if desired.

'More specifically, the invention comprehends the provision of a strap structure including a pair of branch straps having their face ends stitched in the seam of the leg portion of the overalls and their outer ends converging into a single strap wh1ch-carr1es a suitable receiving portion of a snap or fastening structure adapted for coaction with a companion or inserting portion carried by the leg portions of the overalls re mote from the seam to which the straps are attached thereby allowing the lower leg portions of the overalls to be bound tightly about the wearers legand to provide, in the single length portion. of the strap means for adjusting the length of the straps to accommodate them for use upon difierent sized persons.

Other objects of the invention will appear in the following detailed descript on taken in connection with the accompanymg drawing, forming a part of this specification, and in which drawing:

' Figure'l is a rear view of a man wearmg the improved overalls.

Fig. 2 is a' cross section through the waist portion of the overalls Fig. 3 is an enlarged detailed section through one of the seams oftheleg por tions' of the overalls illustrating the manner of connecting the strap thereto.

Fig. 4 is a cross section through one of the leg portions of the overalls, showing the b nd n t ap appl d t r t and Specification of-Letters Patent.

shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing,

Patented "Dec. 16, 1919.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view of one of the binding straps of the leg portions of the member 6 of a catch structure which is.

adapted for insertion into the receiving member 7 of the catch structure which is carried by the terminal of the-relatively long free portion 8 of the belt structure. The free end portion 8 of the .beltstructure carries an -adjusting clamp, structure 9 similar to theadjusting, clamp of ordinary suspenders, by meansofwhichflengths of the relatively long ends 8 of the belt structure' maybe adjusted asdesired for regulating the snugness of'the'fitting of the waistportion of the overalls about the waist ofthe wearer. c

The leg portions of the overalls areiprovided with the usual and ordinary seams 10 and 11 and the binding strap-structure which is generically indicated by the nu-. meral 12 and comprises the strap members 13 and 14 is connected to thelegportions at'the' 7 seam 10, by the inserting of the ends of the straps 13 andfll into the seam, as clearly when'forniing the seam and stitchedto the leg .portion by the stitching ofthe same asclearly shown'in Fig. 3 of the drawings, jwherein it will be notedthatjthe ends of the straps- 13 and 14 extend inwardly and =arejfolded being engaged between the folded over seam portion of each of the pieces of which the leg portions are formed, thus providing a secure connection between the strap andthe overallleg. The straps 13 and 1e converge as they extend outwardly 'or away from thje seamsllO and they have their outer portions stitched to each other and to a length 15 of the strap as shown at 16, The lfill gth 15 of the strap over the overlapping port1ons of one of the edges of the leg'portion,

penders,

is provided with an adjusting clamp structure 1'? of the ordinary type used on sussupporters, and analogous structures for regulating; the length of the free end portions of the strap structure. A receiving or eye portion 18 of a clasp is carried by the folded over end of the strap 13 and is provided for receiving therein the button or inserting member 19 of the clasp structure. This button or inserting member 19 is connected to the leg portions of'the overalls, at the seam 11 as clearly shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, so that when the port-ions 18 and 19 of the clasp structure are connected, the leg portion of the overalls must be folded as shown in Fig. at of the drawings, to cause them to snugly it about the legs of the wearer below his knees.

Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit of this invention, but

I claim:

1. In an overall structure, the combina tion with leg portions, of binding strap structures, each of said binding strap structures comprising a pair of straps having their ends stitched to each leg portion, said straps converging and having their free ends connected to a single strap section extending outwardly from the converging ends, and

clasping means for holding said straps about a wearers legs.

2.- In an overall structure, the combination with leg portions having the usual side seams, of a binding strap having one end stitched to each leg portion at one of said seams, a clasp section carried by the free end of each strap, a companion clasp section carried by each leg portion at the other seam for coaction with the strap carrying clasp sections whereby said leg portions may be tightly bound about a wearers legs and means for adjusting the length of said strap.

3. In an overall structure, the combination with leg portions having the usual side seams, of binding strap structures, each of said binding strap structures comprising a pair of straps having their ends stitched to one seam of each leg portion, said straps converging and having their free ends connected to a single strap section extending outwardly from the converging ends and clasping means for holding said straps bound about a wearers legs.

4. In an overall structure, the combination with leg portions having the usual seams, of binding strap structures, each comprising a pair of straps having their corresponding ends stitched to one seam of each of the leg portions, said straps converging and having their free ends connected and connected to a single strap section extending outwardly from the connected converging ends, a clasp section carried by the free end of the said single strap section, and a companion clasp section carried by each leg portion at the other seam for coaction with the strap carried clasp structure whereby said leg portions may be tightly bound about a wearers legs.

5. In an overall structure, the combination with leg portions having the usual seams, of binding strap structures, each comprising a pair of straps having their corresponding ends stitched to one seam of each of the leg portions, said straps converging and having their free ends connected and connected to a single strap section extending outwardly from the connected converging ends, a clasp section carried by the free end of the said single strap section, and a companion clasp section carried by each leg portion at the other seam for coaction with the strap carried clasp structure whereby said leg portions may be tightly bound about a wearers legs, and means carried by said single strap sections for adjusting their length.

6. In an overall structure, the combination, with a leg portion thereof of a pair of binding straps having their corresponding ends connected to said leg portion, one near the knee portion of the leg and one near the lower end thereof, said straps converging, a single strap attached to the converged end of said straps and clasping means carried by said leg portion intermediate the knee por tion and lower end thereof for engagement with the free end of said single strap.

7 In an overall structure, the combination, with a leg portion thereof, of a strap connected to said leg near the knee portion thereof and inclining downwardly for downward spiral winding about the leg, a second strap connected to the leg near its lower end and inclining upwardly for upward spiral winding about the leg, and means for connecting the free ends of said straps to the leg portions.

8. In an overall structure, the combina- ELIZABETH MADDEX. 

